My favorite by far is Princess Victoria...so chic and elegant. Then Letizia looks wonderful in her dress. I loved all the scarlets and reds. I don't love the pointy things on the front of the Countess of Wessex's. But, who cares, can anyone identify that necklace?! Queen Sonja looked great in red but I don't like the feathers in the hair of someone of her age. Marie-Chantal looksgood, she always does but this dress was very bland. Bronze on Princess Michael looks fantastic! And I must the York girls looks amazing fo a change. Bea especially looks wonderful, the dress could be much better but SHE looks confident and radiant...she's coming into her own!!!!!

Have to agree that the royal ladies did themselves proud tonight.
Especially liked Letizia (lovely), Victoria (that red is stunning on her) and
Maria Theresa (again great in red). Normally not 100% on Princess Michael but that chocolate dress looks wonderful on her.
Thought that Charlene looked like she was trying too hard but lucky for her Beatrice showed up.
When the dress Bea showed up in hit my screen my first thought was that this dress looked like it came from a Las Vegas revue show.
Dear me that dress was horrid, especially in contrast to how elegant Eugenie looked.

All the press comments/reports regarding Carole Middleton is really getting tiresome, honestly it smacks of classism and the people involved in some instances may well have a personal axe to grind, also including mention of the notorious uncle getting touch up on his tan. No one has seen CM yet and already she is getting criticism. One has to wonder just why there is no more criticism of Princess Beatrice .... when truly, at least in this case, she looks VERY questionable and that is putting it politely.

In a few hours there will be plenty of time criticize the Middletons after we have actually seen all their expected transgressions.

All the press comments/reports regarding Carole Middleton is really getting tiresome, honestly it smacks of classism and the people involved in some instances may well have a personal axe to grind, also including mention of the notorious uncle getting touch up on his tan. No one has seen CM yet and already she is getting criticism. One has to wonder just why there is no more criticism of Princess Beatrice .... when truly, at least in this case, she looks VERY questionable and that is putting it politely..

She did not attend this event so not sure what she was criticized for....

I don't have #'s on my post bc I use the I phone app so sorry you'll have to tell me which one- and there were pics of her today w Kate, just not at this event

Edit- do you mean this?

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Originally Posted by Diarist

...... I also hope that Carole Middleton does not help - although her help would be well-intentioned no doubt, in my own humble opinion, I don't think that Carole Middleton is up to this type of assistance.

Because I really don't consider that much of a critical comment about Carole, just a light opinion....you can still like someone but not think they do makeup well

Well, I think we'll know for sure if she did her own make-up if we see her dark eyeliner in its place; although I must say I admire her courage!

We have this as a bit of comfort at least-

'Wedding planner Mark Niemierko says the princess-to-be took private lessons from London makeup artist Arabella Preston so she would be well prepared.
He reveals:
"She's had about three or four lessons with Kate at her private flat in Chelsea and has also gone, very privately to Clarence House. Arabella was suppose to be coming on the day as well but now she isn't, because Kate's comfortable and confident in doing it herself."